Electrically heated container for molten glass



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V I KVE. PEILER 'anzcmlpmy HEATED coummaa Pox mom-ail emss Filed larch 30, 1922 1V M .N 21 E 6m Patented May 26, 1931 OF WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, BY MES NE ASSIGN- COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNEQTICUT, COR- l Enncrnrcantvnmrnn com'anmn rora MOLTEN GLASS j Application flled larch 30,

This invention relates to containers for molten glass, and more particularly to the forehearth usually connected with glass melting furnaces or tank molten glass is taken for use in glass shaping machines.

he object of the invention is to provide a container for molten glass, such as the forehearth of a in having new and imcondition up to and niold charges are being segregated from the ass. g The featuresof the' invention will be best understood from the following description, taken in connectionwith theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a forehearth g0 and a part of the associated tank, the top plate ing removed, Y i Fig. 2 is an elevation on the line 2-2 of Fi .1, and ig. 3 is a detail elevation in vertical section, showing one of. the terminals for supplying electric current to the heating unit. f hie embodiment of the invention selected or t tion a plungerin the spout block, to succession of sus nded gobs or from which mold are severed by a sh at 11. The bot- .tom and sides of he forehearth may be provided with insulating material 12 to' minimize the heat losses;

It is highly desirable that the glass thus passing through a forehearth shall 5 proper working temperature, and this has commonly been secured by the use of burners playin on or near the glass in the forehearth, an it has also been pm the glass in the forehearth by ectrie resistance. In such apparatus as has s, and from which the l to form mold charges ficulties ment can be compensated by. ad

a channel 20 containing be at the s ground the opening 17 1922. Serial No. 547,991.

for electrical heating, certain difliculties have 11- found; meta lic resistance would not produce the necessary high temperature, and

he present invention overcomes these difreferably granular, which can be readily replaced without interfering with the continuous operation ofthe apparatus. The heating element is conveniently mounted in a cover for the forehearth and in order to provide for varying i the heat at different or the introducgather formin imple e cover 15 is provided wit a channel or channels 18 which receive the resistance e ement 19 and while any esired form of e aphite, e chanarea in A. further advantage of the granular resistance is that the loss by oxidization of the eleding small quantities of the material as may be needed. The cover 16 is provided similarly with a a resistance element 21.

shaped to partially suror the plunger 8, so as to'distribute the heat where desired. .The marginal .portion of the outsideedge of the cover 16 is to receive heat insulatlng reduces the heat loss through the edge f the cover,

channel may be providing a heating element inmade in two parts ficient heating device,

.vided in the covers thermic condition.

replace or to add to the resistance element,

Electric current may be connected with the resistance elements 19 and .21 in a coning from the scope of the in the appended claims.

venient manner by the use of carbon ter- .1 cla1m:-- I

minal rods 23 projecting into the loose gram 1. Apparatus for feeding molten glass, ular resistance material attheends of the comprising a container having a discharge channels. The upper end of each rod is suitoutlet, a cover plate for the container, heatably connected with a wire24 .(Fig. 3) leading means located in said container on of ing to a source of electrical energy. e contact with the glass and ad acent to the current sup lied to the two resistance elements may e separately regulated so as to determine to a fine degree the temperature of the glass locally.

It will be understood that most refractory materials and more particularly such refractory materials as are commonly used for containing molten glass have some degree of electrical conductivity when are, however, refractory materials available which are insulators for all practical purposes under the conditions to which this apparatus is subjected. If, however, the or refractories commonly employed are use their degree of conductivity is so much less than the conductivity of desirable granular resistance material t at the leakage through the refractory which would tend to short circuit the resistor would not be harmful;- Moreover, such leakage through the refractories would generate heat and would, therefore, assist in accomplishing the desired result. As'is also understood, the channels.

and terminals may be separated far enoug that short circuiting of the granular resistor may be made negligible under most circumstances.

Both covers are provided with refractory top plates 25 and 26 which reduce the heat loss and the oxidization of the resistance material. Openings 27 (Fig. 3) are profor the reception of the terminal rods 23. c The construction described rovides an efthe ve ectiveness of which is due in part to the close proximit of the heating means to the, surface-of the g ass, and to the independently regulable means for keeping the glass in the vmost desirable Whe' itis necessary to this may be done 25 and 26, sweeping by removing'the plates with new that the invention changed in various details without. departimplement ment with the outlet,- a glass feedin resistance out the old mater1al if deatin mate-v eating cover plate, said heating means including refractory members provide extending channels intheir upper surfaces, independently controlled electrical heating elements located in the channels for heating the glass at the discharge outlet, said cover late being removable to permit access to the heating elements;

2. Apparatus for feeding molten glass, comprising a conta'ner having a discharge outlet, a fiat cover plate for the container provided with an opening in vertical alignment projecting through the cover p ate and in ali cut with said outlet, heating means located in the container above thesurface of the glass, including sectional" refractory members provided with channels in their upper surfaces, said channels arranged in a sinuous pat members, independently controlled electrical heating elements located in the channels for heating the glass flowing to the discharge outlet, said cover plate bemgremovable to permit access to the heating elements.

, 3. A container for molten lass in combination with a cover therefor avmg a channel near the center of the upper surface and a channel near the edge, a

heat insulating material in the edge channel, means for connecting an electric current to heat the resistance, and a plate to cover both channels.

-4.Apparatus for feeding molten glass, comprising a glass container having a 'scharge outlet, a sectional cover for the container, and heating means located close to the surface of the lass, including a plural-- ity of independent y controlled removable electrical heating units extending laterally across the container to heat the glass, said cover sections being removable to permit access to said heating units.

5. Apparatus for fee 'ng molten glass, comprising a charge outlet, tainer, and h the surfacev of ity of independe tl y a sectional cover for the con-' located close to heating units extendmg laterally comple y across the container, said cover sections bearatus for feeding molben glass, a glass container provided a removable sectional glass container having a. d1sinvention'as defined imple- 1: throughout the refractory hr electrical material in the central channel,

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' container provided with cover for the container, heating means located out of contact with and relatively close to the surface of the glass, including a plurality of refractory members provided with channels in their upper surfaces, said channels extending in a sinuous path having pertions extending transversely of the container, in the channels, and means for independently supplying electric current to the electrical elements in each re ractory member.

7 pparatus forfeedingmolten glass, comprising a container for the charge outlet, a cover wall for the container comprising superposed cover into sections, the lower plates being heater members and located close the glass, said members being provided with a plurality of cavities in their upper surfaces, d

granular electrical resistance elements placed in the cavities, and means for independently supplying electrical energy to the resistance material in certain of the cavities to regulate the heat supplied directly to the glass, the upper cover plate being removable to permit access to the cavities for repair or replacement of the electrical elements.

glass feeding forehearth provided with a downwardly opening discharge outlet, a removable cover extending across said forewhich a discharge regulating implement may of independently controlled eleceating units positioned in the top p tion of the forehearth and out of contact with the glass .for heating the glass flowing through the forehearth, said heating units being removable and replaceable when said cover has been removed and said cover being removable without disturbing the discharge regulatin implement.

9. A glass feeding forehearth provided a removable flat cover and electrical heating elements positioned out of contact with t e glass for heating the lass in the forehearth so as to be protected by said cover, said cover comprising a plurality of superposed sections and said heating elements being disposed between said superposed sections.

10. Apparatus for feeding molten glass,

cal alignment with the outlet, 7 a

ently controlled tending laterallfy across the container and atopposite sides 0 ing the glass at the outlet,'sa1d cover sections being removable to permit repair or re rupting the operation of the feeder imple ment.

11. A glass feeding forehearth provided with a downwardly opening discharge outlet, a flat cover closing the to of said forehearth and having an opening above said discharge outlet for a discharge-conthe admission of front and rear units curved channels in the front unit concentric with said implementreceiving opening, other channels in the rear unit of said heating means and independently controlled electrical heating elements disposed in said channels for heating the glass, flat cover being separable from the port1on of said cover containing said channels.

Signed at Hartford, Connecticut, this 27th ay of March, 1922.

KARL E. PEILER.

over having an opening through ment of the heating elements without lntera 

